MARK DREYFUS MP

Member for Isaacs

Media Releases

Government must guarantee cross-examination funding

11 September 2018

Time is running out for the government to confirm additional funding for Legal Aid to accompany cross-examination reforms that are due to be put to the House of Representatives for a vote later this morning.

Government trips up on Family Court inquiry

30 August 2018

The government's attempt to ram its family court bills through the Parliament with inadequate consultation has been stymied not by Labor, but by the rules of the Senate.

Government snubs Senate on Family Court consultation

27 August 2018

Late on Thursday night, under the cover of leadership chaos, government members of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee did an astonishing thing - they voted to overrule the democratic will of the Senate.

Justice project report welcomed

23 August 2018

Labor welcomes the landmark Justice Report published by the Law Council today.

More work to be done on Family Court reforms

17 August 2018

Labor welcomes the government's belated release of a key consultants report relevant to its planned restructure of the Family Court, after repeated requests from Labor and stakeholders.

Government Senators call for funding for cross-examination reform

13 August 2018

In an extraordinary report tabled today, the Governments own Senators have joined Labor in calling for a guarantee of additional funding for Legal Aid before a bill to ban the direct cross-examination of domestic violence survivors is passed through Parliament.

Cross examination reform - where is the funding?

13 August 2018

Labor welcomes the governments belated announcement that it will introduce legislation to prevent domestic violence victims from being cross-examined by their abusers.

Turnbull must fund prosecutor to crack down on corporate crime

10 August 2018

Labor is calling on the Government to match our commitment of $25 million to establish a Corporate Crime Taskforce, to equip the Commonwealth Public Prosecutor to respond to recommendations for criminal prosecution which stem from the Banking Royal Commission.

Government must do more on whaling

02 August 2018

The Turnbull Government must show it is serious about stopping Japan's proposal to lift the global moratorium on commercial whaling by sending a senior Minister to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to tackle the issue head on.

Indo-Pacific Regional Infrastructure Partnership

31 July 2018

Labor welcomes today's announcement by Australia, the United States and Japan of a trilateral partnership to invest in infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific region.